Criminal Defense Law in Connecticut

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Criminal Defense Law in Connecticut
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Table of contents

• Criminal Defense Law in Connecticut
• Connecticut criminal laws
• Capital crimes
• Drug possession
• Murder laws
• Fraud laws
• Local Attorney Contact Details

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Criminal Defense Law in Connecticut

• In Connecticut, major felonies in criminal cases
  are processed at the Judicial District, while
  misdemeanors and other felonies processed at the
  Geographical area locations.
• Individuals with criminal cases choose to either
  get a private attorney or have the court appoint
  them with one. Private attorneys are paid by the
  defendant. Court-appointed attorneys are the most
  common since most criminal defendants are unable
  to afford counsel. If a defendant is susceptible
  to jail time, the defendant is granted a
  government-paid defense counsel for
  representation in court.

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• Criminal Defense Law is divided into the
  following categories
• Crime against an individual murder, assault,
  battery, sexual crimes,
• Crime against property arson, theft, burglary
• Drug crimes possession, trafficking
• Others fraud, cybercrime, tax crimes, etc.

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• Upholding the constitution at Connecticut
  District courts is fundamental in ensuring
  persons charged with criminal offenses is aware
  of their constitutional rights. This provides a
  foundation for a fair and just prosecution of
  criminal cases.

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• Criminal Defense attorneys consider various
  factors within a case when researching the
  defendant's case. They afterward negotiate for
  suitable deals, which may be reduced sentences,
  charges, or bail terms. Defense attorneys are the
  best bet for offering the right legal advice as
  they consider all the possible outcomes of the
  case.
• In event the state crime is listed in the serious
  crime docket, the federal government intervenes,
  prompting the case to go beyond state laws.

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Connecticut criminal laws

• The Criminal Statute of Limitations in
  Connecticut allows for a five-year time limit to
  file criminal charges, which carry a one year and
  above imprisonment sentence and a one-year time
  limit for misdemeanors. This statute of
  limitations ensures the possibility of criminal
  trials and subsequent convictions by offering
  evidence to be considered despite the time-lapse.
  It also allows criminals to face their intended
  consequences despite the time-lapse.
• With extensive statutes covering all aspects of
  criminal activities, the following examples are
  laws facing some major criminal activities

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Capital crimes

• Connecticut does not allow for capital
  punishment, having abolished it in 2012, and the
  replacement for capital punishment is life
  incarceration without the possibility of release.

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Drug possession

• As various states are becoming lax in drug crimes
  and conviction, Connecticuts laws on
  drug-related crimes are dependent on the
  classification of the drug. For instance,
  marijuana possession is considered a
  decriminalized offense depending on the amounts
  of the drug found in possession. Therefore,
  first-time offenders with small amounts for
  personal use do not attract jail time or criminal
  charges. For example, first time and repeat
  offenders found with amounts of less than ½ oz do
  not face jail time but attract fines of 150 and
  500, respectively. However, with Marijuana
  amounts of up to 4oz found in possession,
  offenders may face a one-year jail term with a
  1000 fine for first-time offenders and a
  five-year jail term with a fine of 3000 for
  subsequent offenders. Copious amounts of more
  than 4oz attract up to ten years imprisonment
  with 5000 fine for repeat offenders and five
  years imprisonment with fines of 2000 for
  first-time offenders.

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Murder laws

• Connecticut murder laws are often not categorized
  into first or second-degree murder charges but
  are classified according to the type and nature
  of felony committed. Murder crimes in Connecticut
  are classified into
• Capital felony murder
• This involves the murder of two or more people,
  the intentional murder of a law enforcement
  officer while commissioning duties, the murder of
  a person below the age of 16, or murder for hire.

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• Felony murder
• This involves the commission of a felony such as
  theft, burglary, arson, or sexual offense while
  committing murder.
• Both murder crimes are punishable by life
  imprisonment without the possibility of parole
  and attract fines of up to 20,000. Criminal
  defense attorneys face some defenses in murder
  charges are the complications in instances of
  emotional influence or mental defects that may
  prompt an individual to commit murder. Emotional
  influences such as crimes f passions are labeled
  under manslaughter while mental defects are
  charged depending on the gravity of the crime.

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Fraud laws

• In Connecticut, fraud crimes involve tax fraud,
  security frauds, telemarketing fraud, credit card
  fraud, and embezzlement fraud, among others.
  These attract up to 20,000 in fines and life
  imprisonment, depending on the fraud criteria.

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• Despite the few mentioned examples of crime
  criterion in Connecticut, there are special
  criminal cases which seek to protect the
  interests of the public, for instance, special
  courts to handle juvenile crime. These, however,
  only accuse the children of committing delinquent
  Acts as opposed to accusing them of crime.

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Local Attorney Contact Details

• Law Office of Paul V. Carty
• Address 233 Orange Street New Haven, CT
  06510-2014
• Phone [phone]
• Website https//www.pvcartylaw.com/